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1. Latin · derived fromorīgō“beginning, source, origin”
2. Late Latin · derived fromorīginālis“primitive, original”
3. Old French · derived fromoriginal
4. Middle English · inherited fromoriginal
5. English todayoriginal

From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”), equivalent to origin + -al; see origin.

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